Lovejoy was never going to get enough playing time here, and he was fairly average to put it kindly. Didn't hate him, but wasn't sad to see him go, and I certainly have no remorse that he seems to have found a home in Anaheim - good for him. The Pens have too many D as it is... Lovejoy was not going to make a huge difference on this team either way.

You can laugh all you want, but Lovejoy should never have been traded. Additionally, he would have received enough ice time if Bylsma didn't, wrongly, prefer Engelland over Lovejoy. That defense looks a helluva lot better in the playoffs if Lovejoy is playing 15 minutes instead of Engelland poorly playing 12. But this isn't the thread for that discussion.

Some of these dudes just need to retire. Adrian Aucoin, Radek Dvorak, Jagr(or go overseas again),Langenbrunner,Hamrlik,Knuble.......got some real fossils on that list. Oldest guy is Selanne but I think he can probably play another 2 years. The other senior citizens? Not really.